Jeffrey A. Ballard writes and lives in the Texas Hill Country just outside of Austin. From a small child he has always been fascinated with the ocean, leading him to earn a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from FAU and a M.S. in Acoustics from Penn State. His overactive imagination followed him into academia, where he is currently a researcher at the University of Texas. Eventually, he circled back to a boyhood ambition of writing down all his dreams/daydreams/fantasies. He writes daily now and has found a wonderful second life for his college textbooks. Learn more and connect with Jeffrey at www.jaballard.com. You can sign up for his newsletter at www.jaballard.com and become the first to learn when the next Sunken City Capers book becomes available, as well as receive a free Sunken City Capers short story exclusive to newsletter recipients and other occasional goodies.